Florida 3, Anaheim 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Where: FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees:
Jean Hebert, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
16204
By Field Level Media
Jonathan Huberdeau scored with 1:19 left in overtime, and Anthony Duclair added two goals as the Florida Panthers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.
It was Florida's eighth straight win, tying their best streak of the season.
On the game-winner, Huberdeau stole the puck in the Ducks' zone, and he scored on his own rebound for his 28th goal of the season.
The Panthers (52-15-6) lead the Eastern Conference with a franchise-record 110 points.
Despite the loss, Ducks goalie John Gibson was sensational with a career-high 53 saves as the Ducks fell to 29-33-13. They have 71 points.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves for the Panthers.
Anaheim got goals from Troy Terry and Derek Grant. For Terry, it was his team-high 33rd goal of the season. Grant also had an assist.
Florida outshot the Ducks 17-4 in the first period. Yet it was the Ducks who led 1-0 after the opening 20 minutes.
In fact, the Ducks scored on their first shot on goal, which occurred with 7:38 gone in the first. Grant, working from behind the Panthers' net, passed to Trevor Zegras, whose lateral feed led to Terry's goal.
Florida tied the score with 1:44 expired in the second period. Duclair got credit for the goal when his attempted pass to Aleksander Barkov bounced in off the left skate of Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale.
With 2:36 left in the second, Drysdale got his revenge, making a nice move to elude a Panthers defender and putting a shot toward the net, where it was deflected in by Grant, giving the Ducks a 2-1 lead.
The Panthers tied the score 2-2 on Duclair's power-play goal with 9:51 left in the third. Sam Reinhart set up the goal with his pass that went under Gibson's stick. Once the puck got to Duclair, the right side of the net was open.
-Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Florida |
|
Derek Grant 2 |
Points |
Anthony Duclair 2 |
|
Derek Grant 1 |
Goals |
Anthony Duclair 2 |
|
Derek Grant 1 |
Assists |
Aleksander Barkov 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Anthony Duclair 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
John Gibson .945 |
Save Percentage |
Sergei Bobrovsky .917 |
|
John Gibson 52 |
Saves |
Sergei Bobrovsky 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
24 |
2 |
0-2 |
2-3 |
6 |
23 |
| Florida
|
55 |
3 |
1-3 |
2-2 |
4 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Florida will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Panthers have a W/L % of .745 after a win and .636 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Ducks have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .333 after a loss.